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Can Mozambique close their rural infrastructure gap?
31st January 2020
The discovery and extraction of liquified natural gas has the potential to raise Mozambique's trend economic growth rate from 3% to 5% but this natural resource endowment is no guarantee of sustainable and inclusive development especially if the rural infrastructure gap is not addressed.
A new World Bank report will be excellent reading if you want to add Mozambique to your cluster of A level macro profiles for the 2020 exams.
Reducing growing #infrastructure disparities between urban & rural areas is crucial for more inclusive & sustainable growth in #Mozambique. https://t.co/ZQwyXrERGF
— World Bank (@WorldBank) January 31, 2020
The world is awash in oil and gas discoveries just as many countries are trying to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels, @AmyJaffeenergy writes. Suriname, Guyana, Mauritania, Mozambique, and other countries with recent finds are in a race against time.https://t.co/rQKlICYN4T
— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) January 27, 2020
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Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.
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